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  2. Volition (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Ach proposed that there is a certain threshold of desire that distinguishes motivation from volition: when desire lies below this threshold, it is motivation, and when it crosses over, it becomes volition. In the book A Bias for Action, [2] Heinrich Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal also differentiate volition (willpower) from motivation. Using this ...

  3. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Motivation is pivotal in engaging in these practices. It is especially relevant to ensure long-term commitment and to follow through with one's plans. [165] For example, health-related lifestyle changes may at times require high willpower and self-control to implement meaningful adjustments while resisting impulses and bad habits.

  4. Ego depletion - Wikipedia

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    Ego depletion is the idea that self-control or willpower draws upon conscious mental resources that can be taxed to exhaustion when in constant use with no reprieve (with the word "ego" used in the psychoanalytic sense rather than the colloquial sense). [1]

  5. Moral psychology - Wikipedia

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    Many other moral theories, in contrast, consider the mind alone, such as Kohlberg's state theory, identity theories, virtue theories, and willpower theories. The ecological perspective has methodological implications for the study of morality: According to it, behavior needs to be studied in social groups and not only in individuals, in natural ...

  6. Self-regulation theory - Wikipedia

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    The four components of self-regulation theory described by Roy Baumeister are standards of desirable behavior, motivation to meet standards, monitoring of situations and thoughts that precede breaking standards and willpower, or the internal strength to control urges. [1]

  7. Will (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Will, within philosophy, is a faculty of the mind.Will is important as one of the parts of the mind, along with reason and understanding.It is considered central to the field of ethics because of its role in enabling deliberate action.

  8. Content theory - Wikipedia

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    However, with push motivation, it's also easy to get discouraged when there are obstacles present in the path of achievement. Push motivation acts as a willpower and people's willpower is only as strong as the desire behind the willpower. [62] Additionally, a study has been conducted on social networking and its push and pull effects.

  9. Willpower paradox - Wikipedia

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    The willpower paradox is the idea that people may do things better by focusing less directly on doing them, implying that the direct exertion of volition may not always be the most powerful way to accomplish a goal.